Lyric Poem · Inspirational
The Robe Goes Back Tomorrow
The robe goes back tomorrow
(it's rented, like the hall);
the cap belongs to no one —
you throw it, after all.
But what you wear off this stage
no clerk will ever claim:
the stubborn years of showing up,
stitched into your own name.
Original poem © QuillOak — free for personal use.
“The Robe Goes Back Tomorrow” by The QuillOak Editors — quilloak.com/poems/the-robe-goes-back
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